Springfield Heights School 505 Sharron Bay Winnipeg, MB R2G 0H8 P. 204-663-5078 F. 204-668-9285 www.shs.retsd.mb.ca

Principal Nori Dehn JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016

Vice-Principal Sherri Black Celebration... Parent Advisory Council President On Thursday, January 21, 2016 all 3 schools in RETSD with English Ukrainian Bilingual Programs, came together to cele- Dustin Mitton brate Ukrainian . The celebration is called Koliada, and it is all about Ukrainian Christmas carolling.

Springfield Heights School began the concert with a special Ukrainian greeting by Sergiy, in grade one. Anna introduced SHS Lunch Program our first song, “Що там по дорозі”. Our hand chime choir (Anna, Qetso, Nicholas, Darya and Lizzy) accompanied the Karen Netzel choir as they sang. A special thank you to our hand chime choir, who have been rehearsing since November for this per- E-Mail: formance. Our second piece was “Во Вифлеємі нині новина”, with solos by Julia, Lizzy and Darya. We were pleased to [email protected] have Mr. Buternowsky and his son Nicholas accompany us Skipper Scholars (Before on tsymbaly. Our soloists and and After School Program) musicians looked so beautiful, P. 204-661-8004 dressed in brand new cos- tumes that we now have in Transportation Department our school’s English Ukrainian P. 204-669-0202 Bilingual Program.

River East Transcona We enjoyed hearing the carols performed by Bernie Wolfe School Division School as well as Chief Peguis 589 Roch Street Junior High School. We joined Winnipeg, MB R2K 2P7 them to sing two Ukrainian P. 204-667-7130 Christmas carols together. F. 204-661-5618 The evening ended with an www.retsd.mb.ca opportunity to enjoy the fellowship of family and friends coming together, as well as some delicious food.

Thank you to all the families, (top, left to right) At the Koliada celebration—assistant superintendent Jason for coming to our Koliada Drysdale, Springfield Heights vice-principal Sherri Black, Chief Peguis vice- principal Susan Reynolds, Springfield Heights principal Nori Dehn, trustee celebration! Jerry Sodomlak, board chair Colleen Carswell, assistant superintendent Karen Boyd, RETSD language consultant Walter Nikkel, Chief Peguis principal Doug -Pani Loughren Nowicki, assistant superintendent Greg Daniels, trustee John Toews, MLA Kindergarten/Grade.1 Ukrainian Bilingual Teacher Erna Braun, trustee Eva Prysizney, student, MLA Ron Schuler

photo by Norbert Iwan P A G E 2 Message from Administration...

Happy New Year Springfield Heights Families!

That was a very fast January… We’d like to say thank you for joining us before Christmas at our Kindergarten to Grade 3 Concerts. As well, we hope you enjoyed our St. Nicholas assembly. These events already seem so very long ago. However, you need to know that it is always great to have you in the school, and we appreciate your support!

We are very happy to have our students back at school! We have had an excellent month learning about what wisdom and courage look like, sound like, and feel like in Aboriginal culture and at Springfield Heights School. We have all been working together to “Have the Courage and Wisdom to Make Good Choices” with our learning and behaving. Please check out the article below to hear about the exciting projects all students are engaged in.

Our students are looking forward to sharing their learning with you! We had an assembly to celebrate our learning on Monday, February 8th, 2016, 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. in the gym. Students had an opportunity to showcase their learning along with some special guests. We are excited to share that among the guests that presented was Chief Devon Klunis from the Winnipeg Police Service. He spoke on “Having Courage and Wisdom to Make Good Choices”.

It has been a fairly cold month with the weather being unpredictable. As the weather permits, we get our students out for fresh air and exercise. Please ensure your child(ren) is dressed appropriately for the weather. We will continue to follow the divisional guidelines for indoor recesses but students are outside briefly before and after school, on the way into and while exiting the school. We want to make sure all of our students are safe and warm.

If you have a moment, please drop by and visit our beautiful library to see how it is evolving. Thank you for your wonderful support of our staff FIT-A- THON fundraiser last February. One of the many things we have been able to do with the funds is to buy some new furniture for all students to use in the library. We will look forward again to having this fundraiser next year as the funds go towards enriching learning for all of our students. Please check out Madame Guillou’s interesting article in this newsletter about our library on page 11.

In addition, take a moment to read our Learning and Behaving update. We continue to encourage and support students to practice Being Safe, Being Responsible and Being Respectful at Springfield Heights School. The Grade 4 and 5 students participated in the provincial Tell Them From Me survey in the fall.

Thank you for taking the time to read the ―Student Safety update on page 12. It includes important safety information that was a part of previous news- letters. We are continuing to encourage driving safely and obeying the rules of the road. This is for the safety of all our children to and from school.

Thank you for reading our newsletter. We hope you enjoyed learning about the engaging and wonderful activities our students took part in, in the last couple of months. Thank you so much for your excellent support this first term. We look forward to our continued partnership as we support our stu- dents to learn and grow.

Best Wishes from Springfield Staff for a year of peace, health and happiness!

Sincerely,

Nori Dehn Sherri Black Principal Vice Principal Learning & Behaving...

Students at Springfield Heights School have the courage and wisdom to make good choices. Since December, SHS has been focusing on using wisdom and courage to be safe, respectful and responsible on the playground. Children have been receiving Dolphin Tail tickets when they make positive choices at recess time. Students then add their name to the tickets and drop them off at the office to be placed in a draw. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, three names are chosen and those students come to pick a prize at the office. Out of the three winners, one name is chosen to bring Skipper the Dolphin to their classroom for the day. We all love Skipper the Dolphin! Throughout the week at SHS, we have even been doing random draws to give students more opportuni- ties to have their name drawn for a prize. Teachers at Springfield Heights truly enjoy recognizing students who have the wisdom and courage to make good choices.

-Learning & Behaving Committee P A G E 3 Counselor's Corner...

At one time or another, we have all felt left out or excluded by others. We all want to feel a sense of be- longing and know our feelings matter. Showing kindness and including others, even when they may seem different from us, is an important skill. One way to do this, is through teaching empathy. Empathy is the ability to see and value what another person is feeling or experiencing. By fostering empathy in our chil- dren, we can help them to better understand emotions, improve problem-solving skills, create and main- tain positive relationships and appreciate the differences in others. To develop empathy, students need to learn and then be encouraged to become aware of others’ feelings and to see situations from others’ points of view.

Here are some ways to support your child's development of empathy:

 Help your child to identify and express his/her own emotions When we have a better insight to our own feelings, and can clearly communicate our emotions, we are more capable of understanding what others are feeling.

 Acknowledge your child's feelings and help them problem-solve to find a solution When children have the opportunity to experience emotions and have their feelings acknowledged, they are more likely to be able to put themselves in others’ shoes to understand their perspective.

 Model empathy in everyday situations Share your thoughts and feelings about how people are affected by a problem and talk about what they may be feeling or going through, how it affects you and makes you consider how to help.

 Read books that discuss bullying, acceptance and empathy Spending quality time reading books that will foster perspective-taking skills and empathy will help students learn different ways to show how they care about others and ways to help them.

Here are some great books for younger children:

“Zero” by Kathryn Otoshi “The Invisible Boy” by Trudy Ludwig “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein “One” by Kathryn Otoshi “Stand in My Shoes” by Bob Sornson “The Sneetches” by Dr. Seuss

For older students, these chapter books are great recommendations:

“Wonder” by R.J. Palacia “Out of My Mind” by Sharon M. Draper “Because of Mr. Terupt” by Rob Buyea

Recognize and reward empathy

Pay attention to when your child is responding out of empathy, reaching out to help or changing his/her behavior out of concern for another, and let them know you value and support what they’re doing.

-Mrs. Thorsteinson Inclusion Committee...

Springfield Heights’ students continue to work hard building a positive school environment where everyone is respected and where everyone feels safe. Cooperation will be in the spotlight in February as students play outside and participate in cooperative games and activities. Winter is the theme for February’s classroom buddy activities – another important opportunity to practice cooperation! Some of the games and activities students will be playing throughout February month are connected to our Seven Teachings learning in January and to the upcoming Festival du Voyageur. Keep your eyes and ears tuned to how we are able to use coopera- tion to make wise and good choices!

- Inclusion Committee P A G E 4 Curriculum and Assessment...

In January the students and teachers at Springfield Heights School have been learning about courage and wisdom. After listening to guest speakers and discussing many books. Students in Kindergarten to grade 2 are writing about their wis- dom and students in grades 3-5 are writing about a time they showed courage.

Words from Room 1 & 27

What a fantastic week of writing and learning in kindergarten. It is amazing what these students are capable of when given time. We learned all about student’s special gifts, from making puzzles, to swimming and even being an expert at hiding. Students were very excited to share their special talents with everyone.

Kindergarten students learned about the beaver first and wrote together about his wisdom and special gifts. Here are some other books they have read: Red, I Can Be Anything, Only One You, The Dot, Ish, Agate, Je veux qu’on m’aime, C’est aimable, une balerine?, and many more. Students discussed the character’s special gifts and also their own.

-Mme Mélanie (salle 1)

Things are going really well! Both the students and I are really enjoying all the story time and discussion surrounding it. It is really interesting where each book takes us in our discussion. Yesterday when we were discussing courageous Canadians we talked about Clara Hughes and Howie Mandel and their bravery with Mental Health issues and having the courage to speak out. Wow. Really deep...and the students were so engaged and really wanting to share their ideas about this topic. The biggest problem we had was kids talking over each other with their eagerness to share their ideas. What a problem to have!

Other books I have read are: Brave Irene, Mr. Peabody's Apples, Those Shoes, Suki's Kimono, Ben Rides On, The Recess Queen, and Hope Springs. We have also read and/or discussed Craig Kiel- burger, Nellie McClung, Hannah Taylor and students are starting to share who in their family is courageous and how.

The bulletin board I have set up includes an area for students to write examples of how they are courageous at school and at home (stood up to a bully, tried a new food, made a new friend), cou- rageous words (you can do it, I believe in you, courage is nothing without fear) and chart paper where we are recording the stories we have read and how the character was courageous.

-Mrs. Marsh (room 27)

Mindfulness is a strategy that can help to reduce feel- ings of stress and can promote focused attention. It’s a popular topic these days and you might be wondering Mindfulness for Kids... how it could work for your kids…or even for yourself. You might think of it as focused attention on just one thing at a time, breathing or being present in the mo- ment by focusing on what you see, hear, feel, smell or taste. Acceptance of what you notice in that moment and gentleness with yourself and oth- ers are key ideas of mindfulness. One main idea of mindfulness is focusing your attention on your breathing. One way to practice this is to try 4x4 breathing, which is inhale for 4 slow counts and exhale for another 4 slow counts. Repeat 2 to 4 times. Another way to practice is the lazy 8 breath- ing.

Here are a few hints if you want to give it a try:  Start simple and make it fun  Practice “taking time” together for just a few minutes at a time  Some resources that might be helpful:  Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (And their Parents)  Stop, Think and Breathe app Thoughts about Mindfulness from some of our grade 5 students in room 27:  mindful is also kindful  mindful breathing helps me to stay calm  I can focus better after mindful breathing  the PFC (prefrontal cortex) is like the Master Yoda of my body

http://mrsmindfulness.com/how-to-teach-mindfulness-to-children/ Pinterest, Google (Always!)

-By the Resource Team P A G E 5 Student News...

Ko’ona came to our school for a presentation. She told us some stories about a long time ago. Ko’ona taught us about the Seven Sacred Teachings. She played a drum and she sang a song in an Aboriginal language. Mr. Delorme taught us about courage, like the bear. He told us stories about courageous people. We shared about how we are courageous in a sharing circle. We liked both of these presentations because we learned about how aboriginal people used to live. -By Hailey and Keeyra Room 25 P A G E 6 Les Septs Enseignements Sacrés des Premières Nations

À Springfield Heights ce mois de janvier nous apprenons au sujet des Septs Enseignements Sacrés des Premières Nations. Cette année nous visons l’apprentissage de l’enseignement du Courage.

Voici ce que la classe de Mme Jorgensen a discuté au sujet du courage pour le mois de janvier. Nous avons parlé au sujet de comment nous sommes courageux, comment nous trouvons notre courage et comment que l’on s’inspire des autres qui ont eu le courage de faire quelque chose qu’il ne pensait pas d’être capable de faire. Alors nous aimerions de vous partager comment nous sommes courageux.

J’ai eu le courage d’apprendre à courir 10 km par moi-même, il y a quelques années. - Mme Jorgensen J’ai eu le courage de jouer avec mon papa à l’âge de 7 ans. - Veronica J’ai eu le courage de jouer le hockey (mini sticks) avec mon cousin, Dallas. - Fiona J’ai eu le courage d’aider mon ami à la récréation quand il s’est fait mal. - Ewan J’ai eu le courage de dire aux adultes de ne pas me dire des méchants mots. - Anonyme J’ai eu le courage d’arrêter un intimidateur de m’agresser dans la cour d’école. - Aiden J’ai eu le courage de passé à travers, pour la première fois de ma vie, les essais pour les équipes de hockey l’automne dernier. - Jonas J’ai eu le courage de jouer le hockey! - Alex J’ai eu le courage de quitter mon meilleur ami, il y a 2 ans passé. - Hamza J’ai eu le courage d’apprendre à faire la bicyclette sans les roues d’entraînement et sans l’aide de mon Papa. - Hannah J’ai eu le courage de parler devant la classe en maternelle et en première année! Maintenant je n’ai plus peur! - Mallory J’ai eu le courage de toujours à avoir à me faire de nouveaux amis car j’ai beaucoup déménagé et changé d’école. - Rowan J’ai eu le courage de devenir un maître de Pokémon. - Declan J’ai eu le courage de lire avec mon partenaire de la 6e année quand j’étais en maternelle. - Cason J’ai eu le courage de défendre mon ami lorsque des élèves riaient de lui quand nous étions en maternelle. - Ciara J’ai eu le courage de sauter de la plus haute planche à sauter à la piscine à l’âge de 8 ans. - Haley J’ai eu le courage de faire la vaisselle toute seule à l’âge de 7 ans. – Annika

Êtes-vous courageux aussi?

-Mme Jorgensen’s Gr. 4 class

This winter we learned how to curl. A girl from Rocks and Rings came to help

Rocks & Rings us learn. One side of the gym was a lit- tle game of curling and the other side Springfield Heights School was lucky to have Liz Fyfe from the Rocks and Rings pro- was how to brush. At the end, we all gram come out for three days to introduce and get students excited about the sport of played a game against each other. We curling. Liz plays second for Team Einarson, who will be representing Manitoba at the all had lots of fun! National Championships in Grand Prairie, Alberta this February. Thank you to the Healthy Together Now grant for making this special visit and instruction possible! By Chloe Room 25 P A G E 7 EUBP News... SHS Hand Chime Choir Performs at the RWB Concert

This year, Pani Loughren began a new extra-curricular activi- ty for the grade 4 and 5 students in the English Ukrainian Bilingual Program. The intention was to prepare Ukrainian songs and carols that would be performed for our St. Nicho- las Assembly on December 17th, as well as our Koliada Cele- bration on January 21st. (Koliada is the grand Ukrainian Concert, involving all 3 Ukrainian bilingual schools in the division.) She had 5 students that came for- ward to faithfully attend noon-hour rehearsals for two months, in order to prepare for these events. The members of our Hand Chime Choir included Anna, Darya, Lizzy, Qetso and Nicholas.

Amidst all the preparations for our own performances, Pani Loughren was invited by a representative of the Royal Win- nipeg Ballet, to perform during the intermission of the Nut- cracker Ballet on the Piano Nobile of the Centennial Concert Hall. During the Christmas holidays, Pani Loughren and the hand chime choir came out to perform, dressed in their traditional Ukrainian shirts and blouses. While she accompa- nied them on the grand piano, the students enthusiastical- ly played the hand chimes, as well as sang English and Ukrainian Christmas carols. They even had their picture taken with Filbert, the Nutcracker Bear. The performance went well and they were pleased to have The Royal Winni- peg Ballet Committee Representatives ask for them to re- turn next year as well, which they are very much looking forward to.

The Ukrainian Music Program Acquires a New Instrument!

On Ukrainian , the students in the English Ukrainian Bilingual program received a wonderful gift. A family had contacted our school, as well as several other Ukrainian organizations, to let them know that they wanted to make a donation. Many years ago, their father had built a dulcimer (tsymbaly). Since no one in the family was musically inclined, and they had no other family to pass it down to, they wanted it to go where it might be used again. Pani Loughren quickly contacted the family to let them know that our school would be very interested in this wonderful instrument. They were appreciative of our enthusiasm and the tsymbaly soon had a new home.

The tsymbaly is a traditional Ukrainian instrument. It has been in- corporated in several of our Ukrainian performances including this year’s Koliada Concert, on January 21st. Mr. Buternowsky and his son Nicholas, accompanied us on their tsymbaly, as we sang Ukrain- ian Christmas carols. Now we will have tsymbaly of our own, so that our EUBP students can learn and try playing this traditional instrument. Mr. Buternowsky has kindly offered to clean and tune the tsymbaly, and we are looking forward to Nicholas teaching our students a little bit more about it.

On behalf of the EUBP teachers and students, Pani Loughren wishes to thank the Bauerlein family for their generous donation! P A G E 8 St. Nicholas Assembly

The English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program had its annual St. Nicholas Assembly on Thursday, December 17. Kindergar- ten to Grade 3 students in the English and French Immer- sion Programs were invited to attend. After a brief presentation, St. Nicholas and his angels handed out gifts to all of the well-behaved children. Thank you to Pani Loughren for preparing the Ukrainian Bilingual Choir and the students who played hand bells for this special occa- sion. Many thanks to the Ukrainian Bilingual Parent Com- mittee for their support of this event.

-Pani Nazarevich Gr. 2/3 Ukrainian Bilingual Teacher

Motanka Dolls

Before Christmas, Pani Sovinska and her grade 8 students from the Ukrainian Bilingual Program at Chief Peguis School came to Springfield Heights to teach the beautiful art of Motanka Dolls to our Kindergarten to Grade 5 Ukrainian Bilin- gual students. They brought all of the materials and even embroidered little aprons for each doll. Motanka is a traditional Ukrainian rag doll which is believed to bring luck, peace, and joy to their owners.

Thank you Pani Sovinska and her grade 8 students! P A G E 9 Phys. Ed News...

Floor Hockey Floor Hockey started up Thursday, January 14. The grade 4 and 5 students have been having a great time being active and show- ing good sportsmanship. A special thank you to the grade five students who volunteered their time as referees, great job!

Gymnastics Gymnastics club will be starting up at the end of January. There will be one lunch hour a week for grade 3 students to practice and two lunch hours a week for grade 4 and 5 students to practice. The grade 4 and 5 students will have the opportunity to take part in the divisional tum- bling rally which will take place in one of the last two week in March before the break. Keep an eye on the Phys. Ed board for exact start date, practice times and tumbling rally date.

Basketball Basketball club will be starting up in late February/early March and will be for grades 4 and 5 students. Keep an eye on the Phys. Ed board for more information to come closer to the date.

Curling

We were so lucky to have had the chance to have the Rocks and Rings program here for three days so that every student in the school was able to take part in the program. We will be continu- ing with indoor curling this month and hopefully we can do some outdoor curling with grade 3 to 5 students.

-M. Poirier & Ms. Tease P A G E 10 Music News... Happy New Year!

Thank you to all who made it out to attend the SHS Winter Concerts in December and thanks to those who supported our music program through the Silver Collection. The students and staff worked very hard to put the show together and did a fantastic job! Bravo! I hope everyone was rewarded with a restful winter break.

In the K-2/3 three music classes this term, we will be learning about the symphony orchestra and learn- ing songs and dances in connection to the Festival du Voyageur. There is nothing like dancing a jig to help us keep warm during this cold season!

We are so happy that Mme Courtney has returned to SHS music department this term. Mme Courtney has been a teacher at SHS for many years and had been on maternity leave since 2014. Welcome back, Mme Courtney! This year our perfor- mance was titled Have a safe and happy winter, everyone! “Christmas on Candy Cane Lane”. -Mme Finlay

P A G E 11 Music News Continued...

LISTENING TO THE OLYMPICS

This year, rooms 25, 26, and 28 get the chance to visit Winnipeg's Centennial Concert Hall where we will enjoy various music from many different composers from many different countries, through the wonderful talents of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra! Our lucky grade 3 and 4 students have already begun learning some of the pieces that we will see live at this concert. We've even learned some new interesting historical facts from past Olympic Games. Did you remember that this years Olympics take place in Brazil? As we dance, move, draw and write of our learnings here in music class, we anticipate our March WSO field trip to be spectacular!

Parents, stay tuned for more information this month about this memorable event!

A WARM JANUARY WELCOME!

Many thanks to the staff, parents and students who welcomed me back to school from my recent maternity leave! January was a full and busy month of learning new names and learning about the individual musical talents of your children. These kids are so full of energy and hopefully en- joying their time with me so far. Just ask them to sing one of their new choir songs and try not to melt in your heart. We've been singing current pop songs along with some classic Do Re Mi's. I feel so privileged to get to work with them!

Important dates to remember:

 Grade 4 (Mme Savard, Mme Jorgensen, and Ms. Slota's classes) WSO field trip on MARCH 8  Grade 4 & 5 (including grade 3's from Ms. Slota's class) Spring Musical on MAY 18 & 19

-Mme Courtney (Grade 3-5 Music Specialist) Library News...

From library to Learning Commons

What is a learning Commons?

How does “Leading Learning” fit with RETSD’s Priorities and 21st Century Belief Statements?

Expectations for Student Learning:

 All students in RETSD will be personally and intellectually engaged in their learning at school.  By the end of Grade 8, all students in RETSD will meet the provincial curricular stand- ards in literacy and numeracy, allowing them the greatest possibility for success in high school.  Individuals excel where there are high expectations and challenging learning opportunities. Everyone is unique and can achieve success.

SHS Learning Commons

New clubs are underway and students are creating patterns on our new LEGO wall and solving word puzzles with the BOGGLE board.

Aboriginal leaders Lisa and Ron were in to share some Tipi Teachings with our grade 5 classes. Now all students have a quiet place to come and enjoy their books.

Special guests Ko’ona and David Delorme were in to share their knowledge about Courage and Wisdom with our students.

Artist, Alice Kulyk is working with all of our classes on self-portraits using different mediums.

This is a busy place, full of learning and creating!

-Mme Guillou & Ms. Tina Parent News... P A G E 12 REGISTRATION INFORMATION 2016-2017

If your child will be FIVE (5) years of age on or before December 31, 2016, he/she is eligible to register for kindergarten.

Springfield Heights Kindergarten Information Evening (English, French Immersion and English Ukrainian Bilingual Program) takes place Thursday, February 11th, 2016 - 6:30 p.m. SHS Library

Proof of age (1 of the following): Proof of residency (2 of the following):

-Birth Certificate -Drivers Licence -Baptismal Certificate -Manitoba Health Card -Passport -Tenancy Agreement -Record of live birth -Offer of Purchase documents

Kindergarten Registration begins: Monday, March 7th River East Transcona School Division Policies

Life-Threating Allergies:Many Springfield Heights students have extreme allergies to different foods, in particular nuts and any nut product, oil or fl our. The allergies range from mild to life threatening. Some children may have a reaction if an item is even in their proximity. As a nut-safe school, please do not send nuts or food containing nuts to school at any time.

Anaphylaxis Policy: The division recognizes that some students attending schools may require the administration of medication in response to an acute allergic reaction. Therefore for the safety of students, staff, and parents/guardians, ―Anaphylaxis Procedures and ―Anaphylaxis Avoidance Strategies must be followed within the division. The complete policy is available on the website at: www.retsd.mb.ca/site/about/policylj/JLCG-R1 and JLCG-R2. You may also get a copy at the office. Drug and Alcohol Policy: As you may be aware, the Division has a policy on drug and alcohol use. The complete policy is available on the web at: http:// www.retsd.mb.ca/site/about/policy/j/JICH.pdf. The policy has been adopted in the interest of the health, safety, social and emotional well-being of all students. The policy outlines 3 key areas: prevention, intervention and consequences. Families are encouraged to become familiar with this policy and contact the school with any questions or concerns. Search Policy:In addition, the Division has a policy guiding actions in the event a student and/or his/her possessions require searching. The complete policy is available at www.retsd.mb.ca/site/about/policy/j/JIH-R.pdf. Families are encouraged to become familiar with these policies and contact the school with any questions or concerns.

THANK YOU for helping us provide a safe environment for all our students!

Bus Cancellation Student Safety Parents are reminded to continue following the following safety rules in order to If buses in RETSD are cancelled, an alert message will be posted by ensure that all SHS students are safe: 6:15 a.m. on the home page of the division’s website: 1. Do not drop off or pick up students in the bus loop. This area is for buses www.retsd.mb.ca. If you don’t see a notice, then you know buses only. Parents are asked to pick up or drop off students between the no are running. Major radio stations will also announce bus cancella- stopping signs on Sharron Bay or on Mark Pearce Avenue or Kingsford tions. Read more transportation information by going to: http:// Crescent. www.retsd.mb.ca/ParentsandStudents/Transportation/Pages/ 2. Students must always use crosswalks. default.aspx 3. Do not use the staff parking lot for student pick up and drop off. This area is for staff only. 4. Drive slowly on Sharron Bay. Please follow the speed limit. 5. Yield to school buses. If the school bus stop sign is out, please stop and do For current information about SHS, important dates, not pass. announcements, contact info, helpful links, forms, etc. please visit the Springfield Heights School Web Page located at: Thank you for your cooperation and support! http://www.retsd.mb.ca/Pages/home.aspx P A G E 13

PAC News... Active for Life – Raising Happy New Year to everyone! SHS PAC would like to extend our well wishes for a wonderful new year for all the staff, students and families of Springfield Heights School. We’re quickly approaching the middle of the school year, and a healthy happy kids lot has already happened this school year. Here is a link to the Active for Life – raising I would like to first congratulate the staff and students for a wonderful concert healthy happy kids website. You can sub- in December. Everyone worked extremely hard and did a fantastic job with the performances. The kids, most having performed their pieces several times the scribe to their e-Newsletter. This website days of the concerts, still had enough energy for the evening concerts and kept has resources, articles, videos, role model things rolling. Congratulations! stories, activities/games etc. for par- ents. A lot of great information! The role As a quick introduction, my name is Dustin Mitton. I was recently introduced as model section has a lot of great stories/ the PAC President this school year, and I’m excited to work with this group of videos and the activities section has 50 parents and administrators as we talk about the ways we can support the school games to play with children to develop through our fundraising and volunteer efforts. We are a small group who meets their motor skills and foster a love for phys- on the first Tuesday each month, and we’re always looking for more parents to ical activity. join us, even if it’s just to hear about what’s going on. There’s no pressure to become a full-fledged member, but if you are curious as to what we do and how we support the school, I encourage anyone interested to either contact the http://activeforlife.com/resource-intro/ school, or even myself directly with your comments or questions.

Please watch out for letters coming home describing some upcoming events put on by the PAC language groups this year, as they are fun and interactive ways you can help support Springfield Heights School and our children.

Enjoy the rest of the year, and hope to see you at our next PAC meeting.

-Dustin Mitton

General PAC President

LUNCH PROGRAM IN DESPERATE NEED OF MEMBERS!

The SHS Lunch Program Committee that runs the program to supervise our children is in dire need of more parent members. We can't run this without you! Budget and program decisions are made by parents like you and the last active voting member is leaving at the end of the year.

The committee meets in the evening every 6-8 weeks. We determine the budget for the year, and support the program coordinator who is respon- sible for the day to day administration of the program.

Our next meeting will be April 5th, 2016 @ 5:30pm at the School Library (come for the lunch meeting, stay for the PAC meeting!)

If you want to get involved, contact the chair at [email protected].

P A G E 14 Century Skating Club CanSkate program

Century Skating Club would like to invite you to join our CanSkate program offered at Terry Sawchuk Arena. Our CanSkate program runs on Tuesday afternoons from 4:45 to 5:30pm starting January 5 and continues weekly until March 8, 2016.

CanSkate is a dynamic learn-to-skate program that focuses on fun, participation, and skill development. Based on Sport Canada’s long term athlete development (LTAD) principles, CanSkate centers on physical literacy and the fundamental skills needed to take part in any ice sport or to skate as a recreational activity.

Our Tuesday afternoon program is open to all participants who are wishing to improve their basic skills whether their focus is figure skating, hockey, ringette, speed skating, or just for fun! CanSkate is a great opportunity for all willing participants to stay active, build friendships, and of course have fun!

If you would like more information regarding our program please visit our website, www.centuryskatingclub.com or email us at [email protected].

Lord Wolseley Nursery School

Lord Wolseley Nursery School is now accepting registrations for the 2016-2017 school year. All classes have space. The program runs from September through June.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings from 9:15-11:15am. Fees are $60 per month.

Tuesday, Thursday mornings from 9:15-11:15am. Fees are $40 per month.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoon from 1:00-3:00pm. Fees are $60 per month.

Open houses will be held on: Thursday, February 18th from 6:30-7:30pm Tuesday, February 23rd from 1:30-2:30pm

All classes are 3 and 4 year old children combined. The children need to be 3 by December 31, 2016. Please call Liz @ 204-297-9938 for more information.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OUR DIVISION – INCLU DING ITS SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SYSTEM – I S GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF NINE TRUSTEES, WHO ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE SAFETY, QUALITY AND COST OF EDUCATION VIA HUMAN RE- SOURCE PRACTICES, POLICIES AND BUDGETARY DECISIONS. Trustees are elected every four years during municipal elections and meet the first and third Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Offices. (589 Roch St.)

Our trustees are building on a solid past to create a new and exciting future for the students in their care.

Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Colleen Carswell - (Chair) John Toews Eva Prysizney Brian Olynik - (Vice-chair) Michael West Jerry Sodomlak Giesbrecht Peter Kotyk

For trustee profiles please visit: http://www.retsd.mb.ca/yourretsd/BoardofTrustees/Pages/default.aspx

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February 2016 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

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8 9 10 11 12 Children’s Museum Field Kindergarten Information Trip Rm 12, 13 & 15 Night 6:30pm in the Library

15 16 17 18 19 Louis Riel Day—No School WAG Field Trip Rm 9,10, 11 *Sash Day Gr. 5 Camp Meeting *Wear your full Voyageur *Toque Day 6:00pm outfit day. *Red or Plaid Shirt Day *Festival du Voyageur Week ————————————————- 22 23 24 25 26 Human Rights Field Trip Early Dismissal 2:45pm Rm 16&25

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NO SCHOOL March 2016 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 2 3 4 PAC Meeting 6:30pm TiBert le Voyageur French Student Led Conference Immersion Presentation letters sent home

7 8 9 10 11 Kindergarten Registration WSO Ukrainian Day 8:00am RM 25, 26, 28 Wear Blue and Yellow

14 16 17 18 EUBP Meeting at Chief Student Led Conferences Book Fair is open until Peguis School 5:00pm PM noon Student Led Conferences Report cards sent home Book Fair ————————————————————> All day—No School 21 22 23 24 25 <-UB Pysanky All Day-> Last Day of Classes before Good Friday-No School Spring Break United Way Spirit Week ———————————————————–—-—> 28 29 30 31 <—————————————SPRING BREAK —— -—————————>